October 2018 Presentations

Wednesday, October 31
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast & Registration
8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m.	Welcome & Introduction Derek K. Poarch, Executive Director and CEO, APCO International
8:35 a.m. – 8:55 a.m.	Keynote Address U.S. Representative Mike Doyle
8:55 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.	APCO’s Vision for NG9-1-1 Jay English, Chief Technology Officer, APCO International; Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Break
10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.	9-1-1 Practitioner Perspectives Gary Thomas, Assistant Chief, 9-1-1 Coordinator, Allegheny County (PA) Department of Emergency Services; Frank Jannetti, Director, Mercer County (PA) Department of Public Safety; John Haynes, Deputy Director of Emergency Services for 9-1-1, Chester County, PA; John Grappy, Director, Erie County (PA) Department of Public Safety; Jeff Parish, Director of Public Safety, Lawrence County, PA Moderated by Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	Funding NG9-1-1 Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.	Tech Talks (3)
	Revolutionary Wireless 9-1-1 Location Technologies Christian Militeau, Director, Technical Standards, West Safety Services
	NG911 Clearinghouse: A PSAP’s Secure Source of Lifesaving Data From Millions of iPhones & Connected Devices Jeff Robertson, Public Safety General Manager, RapidSOS
	Preventing Contraband Cellphone Use in Prisons Eric Hagerson, Principal Manager, Federal Regulatory Affairs, T-Mobile USA
2:15 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.	The Latest on FirstNet’s Efforts to Improve Public Safety Communications Dave Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy, FirstNet
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Developments in 9-1-1 Location Accuracy Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
	Closing Remarks Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
Thursday, November 1
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.	Welcome & Introduction Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
8:45 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.	Cybersecurity Risks, Case Studies, and Options for Public Safety Communications Jay English, Chief Technology Officer, APCO International
9:45 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Tech Talks (2)
	The 7 Cybersecurity Challenges of ESInet Tim Lorello, President & CEO, SecuLore
	Leveraging IoT for 9-1-1 Doug Kesser, Director, Safety and Security Technologies, Comtech
10:30 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.	Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.	A Local Perspective on NG9-1-1 Gary Thomas, Assistant Chief, 9-1-1 Coordinator, Allegheny County (PA) Department of Emergency Services; Matt Brown, Chief, Allegheny County (PA) Department of Emergency Services
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.	Lunch
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.	Improving Emergency Alerts Greg Cooke, Deputy Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC Wade Witmer, Deputy Director, Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Program Management Office, FEMA
2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.	Trends in Public Safety Spectrum Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
2:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.	Break
2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.	Identifying and Mitigating Cyberattacks Megan Bixler, Technical Program Manager, APCO International
3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.	Emerging Technologies – Regulatory and Legislative Developments Jeff Cohen, Chief Counsel and Director of Government Relations, APCO International
	Closing Remarks and Wrap-Up Derek K. Poarch, Executive Director and CEO, APCO International